Research on Writing: Approaches in Mental Health

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-85724-955-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 23, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Studies in Writing

Writing as a medium of professional help and healing in the various interventional tiers of self-help, education, promotion, prevention, and psychotherapy, and rehabilitation has expanded exponentially since the introduction of computers and the Internet in the last generation. This volume does three things. Firstly, it brings together research on different types of writing and distance writing that have been, or need to be, used by mental health professionals. Secondly, it critically evaluates the therapeutic effectiveness of these writing practices, such as automatic writing, programmed writing poetry therapy, diaries, expressive writing and more. And thirdly, in addition to evaluating the effectiveness of various writing practices, the volume will examine how research-based writing approaches will influence the delivery of mental health services now and in the future, including the implications of these approaches.

Autoren/Hrsg.

L'Abate, Luciano

Sweeney, Laura

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Schreiben und Publizieren, Kreatives Schreiben
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie